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CVE-2025-23165 Not scored

CVE-2025-23165

In Node.js, the `ReadFileUtf8` internal binding leaks memory due to a corrupted pointer in `uv_fs_s.file`: a UTF-16 path buffer is allocated but subsequently overwritten when the file descriptor is set. This results in an unrecoverable memory leak on every call. Repeated use can cause unbounded memory growth, leading to a denial of service. Impact: * This vulnerability affects APIs relying on `ReadFileUtf8` on Node.js release lines: v20 and v22.

Exploit probability 0.5%
Published May 19, 2025
Required by Not available
Last source change June 24, 2026

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related CGA-J36F-737C-Q459
related OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15250-1
related OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15802-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:01878-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:01879-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:02039-1
related SUSE-SU-2025:02045-1

04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-23165

In Node.js, the `ReadFileUtf8` internal binding leaks memory due to a corrupted pointer in `uv_fs_s.file`: a UTF-16 path buffer is allocated but subsequently overwritten when the file descriptor is set. This results in an unrecoverable memory leak on every call. Repeated use can cause unbounded memory growth, leading to a denial of service. Impact: * This vulnerability affects APIs relying on `ReadFileUtf8` on Node.js release lines: v20 and v22.

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05 / REFERENCES

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